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Explorers Design – Wed, 01 July, 04:05 AM
Thoughts too small for a blog.Sometimes you gotta scrap a project to finish it. Hack away at it, add and subtract, give it some love—and kill it if you need to. Sometimes it's the foundation that needs to change, not the structure on top of it.Really good ideas tend to feel obvious later. In product... read more.
Sea of Stars RPG Design Journal – Wed, 01 July, 02:32 AM
July, as most of you will know, was named after Julius Caesar after he adjusted Roman Calendar and created the Julian Calendar, unsurprisingly also named for him. Caesar did like bigging himself up. It is Summer here in my region, but we have not been hit as hard as some others, hope you all are kee... read more.
Elfmaids & Octopi – Wed, 01 July, 12:55 AM
I did this for my weekly Ravenloft Hawksmire game.Also, possibly running Pendragon and some Romantasy in future.I realise now it fits into my magic-mansion genre work.-Imagine this in Castle AmberHave fun. I was 8 posts ahead and now im not. So it might be slow for a while as meatspace has improved... read more.
A shrike for my dreams – Wed, 01 July, 12:32 AM
I just spent a lovely, hectic summer week chasing fulltime after my kids. They have grown so much, and I wanted to share a small part of their arc, the one where my partner and I introduced them to one of our joys—reading books. We both love to imagine other worlds through books. When our kids fi... read more.
Pelgrane Press Ltd – Wed, 01 July, 12:00 AM
I knew that procedural storytelling had taken over pop culture but it wasn’t until I promised to find examples of character-driven dramatic narratives new enough to not have Humphrey Bogart in them that I realized just how true this is. When running roleplaying games, we depend on fictional referen... read more.
ICv2 RSS Web Feed – Tue, 30 June, 08:21 PM
Coming to Retail in September 2026... read more.
D&D Beyond – Tue, 30 June, 08:08 PM
We have an update on the site performance issues related to the D&D Beyond Forums that have been occurring recently. We're still investigating the root cause, but we hypothesize the Play-by-Post forums (and players' heavy use of the forum's Dice Roller) are our primary suspects.... read more.
ars ludi – Tue, 30 June, 07:57 PM
I’m making it official: a new edition of Microscope is in the works. I’ve looked in my crystal ball, laid out my schedule, and set crowdfunding for October. If you’ve been following this blog, you know I’ve been working on improvements for Microscope for a few years now. Because I love it but I thi... read more.
ICv2 RSS Web Feed – Tue, 30 June, 07:18 PM
Feudal Japanese Worker Placement Game Heads to Kickstarter... read more.
The Rpg Gazette – Tue, 30 June, 06:43 PM
There is a certain way of thinking that enters into every pitch for Dark Ages before the dice are ever rolled. Medieval setting means swords, plague wagons, and the occasional auto-da-fe. The modern nights are allowed to be the smart game, where there is business meeting and computer networks and th... read more.
TRAIPSE – Tue, 30 June, 06:22 PM
In the same way equipment and gear help you get things done in the dungeon, friends and contacts help you get things done in the city.What this is forNo rules are needed to legitimize PCs' relationships with NPCs, but procedural scaffolding cuts down on ad-hoc decisions and provides rationale for ho... read more.
Pelgrane Press Ltd – Tue, 30 June, 06:00 PM
by Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan Mysteries are undeniably tricky things. They’re closely related to crosswords. When you’re doing a crossword, bits of the solution come early and easy. 1 Across, six letters, “the crime of killing another person”. MURDER 3 Across, eight letters, “figure of speech, not unlike... read more.
Missives From Mooncastle – Tue, 30 June, 05:14 PM
Over on Bluesky and Mastodon Dice Camp, I post daily fantasy roleplaying game tips for GMs and players. At the end of each month, you get the full collection of that month’s tips right here for your reading pleasure. And please feel free to follow me at either of the above locations to get new tips ... read more.
EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews – Tue, 30 June, 05:02 PM
The event will not be going ahead as planned, however, having been rescheduled until September 2027.... read more.
dungeon doll – Tue, 30 June, 04:47 PM
Dwarves can talk to stone. Its voice is heavy, slow, grinding. Stone does not care about organic forms, and will not talk about them. It will tell you about shapes, slopes, and changes in itself, both sharp and subtle.Elves can talk to stars. Talking to the stars can help you get your bearings, and ... read more.
Dyson's Dodecahedron – Tue, 30 June, 04:45 PM
This series of releases is new to my Patreon – these are adventure locations based on maps I’ve drawn for official products over the years. The low-resolution sample version of the map is available for everyone, but the high-resolution versions are only available to patrons and people who purchase t... read more.
D&D Beyond – Tue, 30 June, 04:16 PM
Trade quiet groves for bone, bark, and rage, the Circle of Symbiosis Druid is a frontline monster—explore a ready-to-play build from Steinhardt's Guide to the Eldritch Hunt creator, MonkeyDM!... read more.
ICv2 RSS Web Feed – Tue, 30 June, 03:45 PM
And Not Just in Sales of the Category... read more.
Azukail Games – Tue, 30 June, 03:10 PM
A brief video showing the stages of drawing Map – City 5. The post Stages of Drawing Map – City 5 first appeared on Azukail Games.... read more.
ICv2 RSS Web Feed – Tue, 30 June, 02:32 PM
Downtown Bloomington, IL Shop Offers Its Views on What's Hot and What's Not... read more.
Blog of Forlorn Encystment – Tue, 30 June, 02:23 PM
This post is part of my series on developing the sandbox. You can read other posts in the series here. The series will, when necessary, go into detail on the development of my sandbox for Dungeon Module B1: In Search of the Unknown, but will also discuss sandbox development more generally. You can r... read more.
ICv2 RSS Web Feed – Tue, 30 June, 02:12 PM
Comics Sales Are Down a Bit but Pokémon Is Surging... read more.
Shadomain – All About Games – Tue, 30 June, 02:01 PM
Free RPG Day is an annual event where publishers distribute TTRPG adventures, supplements and other items to be distributed by game stores to fans for free. The 20th annual event happened on Saturday June 27, 2026. This year over 700 stores worldwide participated in the event. Unfortunately customs ... read more.
Fail Forward – Tue, 30 June, 02:00 PM
When running "Combat as Sport" players and refs are mostly concerned with a "balanced game" where mastery over rules, procedures, execution and options results in victory. When running "Combat as War" the table is primarily concerned with the tactical infinity of conflict, using any and every imagin... read more.
EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews – Tue, 30 June, 10:03 AM
It'll cost you $175 and is packed with accessories, add-ons, and bonus content.... read more.
EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews – Tue, 30 June, 10:03 AM
It'll cost you $225 and is packed with accessories, add-ons, and bonus content.... read more.
Patchwork Paladin – Tue, 30 June, 09:43 AM
The Daggerheart Core Book lists a bunch of GM moves, but in the stress of combat, it’s easy to fall back on the Fear moves listed in the environment and adversary stat blocks, or on the “spotlight an adversary,” “mark a stress,” and “clear a condition” moves. I think some of the other moves can be ... read more.
Skeleton Code Machine – Tue, 30 June, 09:31 AM
I was on the Why We Can’t Shut Up about Game Jams panel at the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference & Exhibition in Chicago this week. Organized and hosted by Rebecca Strang, the panel focused on how libraries can integrate game jams into their programming:This panel brings together ... read more.
EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews – Tue, 30 June, 08:59 AM
Well, the crowdfunder is, and it's three weeks away!... read more.
ICv2 RSS Web Feed – Tue, 30 June, 07:29 AM
For Comics, Graphic Novels, Back Issues... read more.
ICv2 RSS Web Feed – Tue, 30 June, 06:56 AM
From Image, Skybound, and Act 4 in 2027... read more.
Roleplaying Tips – Tue, 30 June, 04:56 AM
On the Roleplaying Tips Discord, @Kodia Tomekeeper reminded me about the fantastic template Pixar used for story spines. It works well for our own adventure, campaign, and even world seeds: Once upon a time there was ___. Every day, ___. One day ___. Because of that, ___. Because of that, ___. Until... read more.
Traverse Fantasy – Tue, 30 June, 12:55 AM
I followed an independent tech journalist for a while because I don’t trust most big news firms to report on technology (or, really, most things) without falling in lockstep with the demands of the spectacular economy—that is, to manufacture demand because someone needs to buy all this shit to keep ... read more.